Methods and device for task mobilization

ABSTRACT

A method for task mobilization may include a server receiving user inputs from a desktop application. A user input may correspond to a respective function performed by a user on the desktop application. A processor may identify the respective functions of the user inputs. Further, the method may include translating the respective functions into respective mobile view functions. Based on the respective mobile view functions, the processor may generate a mobile application and provide the mobile application to a mobile user device.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No.16/969,036 filed 12 Feb. 2019, which is a § 371 National Stage ofInternational Patent Application No. PCT/US2019/017566 filed 12 Feb.2019, which PCT claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional PatentApplication No. 62/629,208 filed 12 Feb. 2018, the contents of each arehereby incorporated in its entirety as if fully set forth herein.

STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT

This invention was made with government support under Award Nos.IIP-1701115, 1513884 and 1319455 awarded by the National ScienceFoundation. The government has certain rights in the invention.

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BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE 1. Field of the Disclosure

The presently disclosed subject matter relates generally to methods anddevices for task mobilization and, more particularly, to methods anddevices for dynamically generated mobile applications.

2. Background

The adoption of mobile devices, and in particular smartphones, has grownsteadily over the last decade. Fifty-one percent of enterprise workerstoday use mandated apps for their business on their phones.Seventy-seven percent of those workers rely on their personalsmartphones to perform their work. One of the key drivers of theadoption and use of smartphones is the self-perceived increase inproductivity.

While mobilizing enterprise applications may offer increasedproductivity, large enterprises find it difficult to create a one-sizefits all mobile application for its workers. This is so because anaverage enterprise runs over 400 applications for its businessoperations with each application used by workers across different jobroles. Therefore, large enterprises and other entities would benefitfrom mobile applications tailored to the user's specific tasks.Accordingly, there is a need for an improved method and device forproviding dynamically generated customer mobile user applications.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE

Aspects of the disclosed technology include methods and devices for taskmobilization. Consistent with the disclosed exemplary embodiments, themethods can use one or more mobile user devices, processors, webservers, desktop devices, or application programming interfaces (APIs).In some cases, the methods and devices may include a server receiving aplurality of user inputs from a desktop application. Each of theplurality of user inputs correspond to a respective function performedby a user on the desktop application. Each of the respective functionsmay also include a plurality of features. The method may further includeidentifying the respective functions of the plurality of user inputs.The method may also translate the respective functions into respectiveinto mobile view functions. Further, based on the respective mobile viewfunctions, a mobile application may be generated. The mobile applicationmay be provided to a mobile user device.

An exemplary embodiment provides a method comprising capturing a firstuser input corresponding to a first function including a first featureand a second feature, the first function performed by a user on a firstcomputing device, and providing a usage modality, for download, to asecond computing device if at least one of the first and second featuresof the first function for use with the usage modality based on an amountof required workload for use with the second computing device meets athreshold requirement.

Another exemplary embodiment provides a method of application workflowmobilization comprising capturing user inputs, each user inputcorresponding to a function including features, the functions performedby a user on a desktop application and related to a workflow to bemobilized, and providing a usage modality, for download, to a mobileuser device if a required workload for the user of the mobile userdevice meets a threshold requirement.

Another exemplary embodiment provides a method comprising capturing afirst user input corresponding to a first function including a firstfeature and a second feature, and a second user input corresponding to asecond function including a first feature and a second feature, therespective functions performed by a user on a first computing device,and providing a usage modality, for download, to a second computingdevice if at least one of the first and second features of therespective functions for use with the usage modality based on an amountof required workload for use with the second computing device is lessthan a predetermined amount.

Another exemplary embodiment provides a method for task mobilizationcomprising monitoring, by an application, a program to identify a userinput corresponding to a function performed by the user on the program,terminating monitoring of the program, and transmitting, to a server,the user input.

Another exemplary embodiment provides a method for task mobilizationcomprising receiving a first request to begin monitoring a program,monitoring, by an application, the program to identify at least a firstuser input and a second user input, the first user input correspondingto a first function performed by the user on the program, the seconduser input corresponding to a second function performed by the user onthe program, wherein the first and second functions are performed by theuser on a desktop application and are related to a workflow to bemobilized, translating the first function into a first mobile viewfunction and the second function into a second mobile view function,configuring, based upon the translating, the ability of the user toperform the mobilized workflow via a usage modality based on therespective mobile view functions on a mobile user device, receiving asecond request to terminate monitoring the program, terminatingmonitoring of the program, and transmitting, to a server, one or more ofthe user inputs.

Another exemplary embodiment provides a method for task mobilization,comprising receiving, by a server and from a desktop application, aplurality of user inputs, each user input corresponding to a respectivefunction performed by a user on the desktop application, wherein each ofthe respective functions includes a plurality of features, identifyingthe respective functions of the plurality of user inputs, translatingthe respective functions into respective mobile view functions,generating, based on the respective mobile view functions, a mobileapplication, and providing the mobile application to a mobile userdevice.

Another exemplary embodiment provides a method for task mobilization,comprising receiving, from a user and by an application, a first requestto begin monitoring a desktop program, monitoring, by the application,the desktop program to identify one or more user inputs, each user inputcorresponding to a respective function performed by the user on thedesktop program, receiving, from the user, a second request to terminatemonitoring the desktop program, terminating monitoring of the desktopprogram, and transmitting, to a server, the one or more user inputs.

Another exemplary embodiment provides a method for task mobilization,comprising receiving, by a server and from a desktop application, aplurality of user inputs, each user input corresponding to a respectivefunction performed by a user on the desktop application, wherein each ofthe respective functions includes a plurality of features, receiving,from the desktop application, user identification information,identifying the respective functions of the plurality of user inputsincluding a plurality of associated features, for each of the respectivefunctions, determining at least one of the plurality of features for usewith a mobile application based on an amount of required workload foruse with a mobile user device being less than a predetermined amount,generating, based on each of the respective functions and the determinedat least one of the plurality of features, the mobile application,associating the user identification information with the generatedmobile application, and providing the mobile application to the mobileuser device.

Another exemplary embodiment provides a method of application workflowmobilization comprising capturing a first user input corresponding to afirst function including a first feature and a second feature, and asecond user input corresponding to a second function including a firstfeature and a second feature, the respective functions performed by auser on a desktop application and related to a workflow to be mobilized,translating, based upon the capturing, respective functions intorespective mobile view functions, configuring, based upon thetranslating, the ability of the user to perform the mobilized workflowvia a usage modality based on the respective mobile view functions on amobile user device, and providing the usage modality, for download, tothe mobile user device if at least one of the first and second featuresof the respective functions for use with the usage modality based on anamount of required workload for use with the mobile user device is lessthan a predetermined amount.

Another exemplary embodiment provides a method of code-less enterpriseapplication workflow mobilization comprising receiving, by a server andfrom a desktop application, a first user input and a second user input,wherein the desktop application comprises an enterprise application withnavigational workflows, wherein the first user input corresponds to afirst function performable by a user performing a workflow to bemobilized on the desktop application, the workflow to be mobilized beingone from among the navigational workflows of the enterprise application,wherein the second user input corresponds to a second functionperformable by the user performing the workflow to be mobilized on thedesktop application, wherein the first function includes a first featureand a second feature, and wherein the second function includes a firstfeature and a second feature, identifying the first and second functionsof the first and second user inputs, translating the first function intoa first mobile view function and the second function into a secondmobile view function, wherein translating comprises identifying, fromeach of the first and second functions, the first and second features,and for each function, determining at least one of the first and secondfeatures for use with a usage modality, based on the mobile viewfunctions, based on an amount of required workload for use with a mobileuser device being less than a predetermined amount, configuring, basedon the first and second mobile view functions, the ability of the userto perform the workflow via a usage modality on the mobile user devicevia a code-less mobilization, and providing the usage modality, fordownload, to the mobile user device if at least one of the first andsecond features of each function has an amount of required workload foruse less than the predetermined amount, wherein the workflow to bemobilized is a linear workflow within the enterprise application inwhich all the user inputs are performed on a single page of theenterprise application.

Another exemplary embodiment provides a method of application workflowmobilization comprising capturing a first user input corresponding to afirst function including a first feature and a second feature, and asecond user input corresponding to a second function including a firstfeature and a second feature, the respective functions performed by auser on a desktop application and related to a workflow to be mobilized,translating, based upon the capturing, respective functions intorespective mobile view functions, configuring, based upon thetranslating, the ability of the user to perform the mobilized workflowvia a usage modality based on the respective mobile view functions on amobile user device, and providing the usage modality, for download, tothe mobile user device if at least one of the first and second featuresof the respective functions for use with the usage modality based on anamount of required workload for use with the mobile user device is lessthan a predetermined amount.

Another exemplary embodiment provides a method of code-less enterpriseapplication workflow mobilization comprising receiving, by a server andfrom a desktop application, a first user input and a second user input,wherein the desktop application comprises an enterprise application withnavigational workflows, wherein the first user input corresponds to afirst function performable by a user performing a workflow to bemobilized on the desktop application, the workflow to be mobilized beingone from among the navigational workflows of the enterprise application,wherein the second user input corresponds to a second functionperformable by the user performing the workflow to be mobilized on thedesktop application, wherein the first function includes a first featureand a second feature, and wherein the second function includes a firstfeature and a second feature, identifying the first and second functionsof the first and second user inputs, translating the first function intoa first mobile view function and the second function into a secondmobile view function, wherein translating comprises identifying, fromeach of the first and second functions, the first and second features,and for each function, determining at least one of the first and secondfeatures for use with a usage modality, based on the mobile viewfunctions, based on an amount of required workload for use with a mobileuser device being less than a predetermined amount, configuring, basedon the first and second mobile view functions, the ability of the userto perform the workflow via a usage modality on the mobile user devicevia a code-less mobilization, and providing the usage modality, fordownload, to the mobile user device if at least one of the first andsecond features of each function has an amount of required workload foruse less than the predetermined amount, wherein the workflow to bemobilized is a linear workflow within the enterprise application inwhich all the user inputs are performed on a single page of theenterprise application.

In any of the exemplary embodiments described herein, where applicable,the method can further comprise receiving, from the desktop application,user address information, and providing the mobile application, fordownload, to the user address information.

In any of the exemplary embodiments described herein, where applicable,the method can further comprise receiving, from the desktop application,user identification information, and associating the user identificationinformation with the generated mobile application.

In any of the exemplary embodiments described herein, where applicable,the method can further comprise the plurality of user inputs can bestored on the server.

In any of the exemplary embodiments described herein, where applicable,the method can further comprise translating the respective functionsinto respective mobile view functions can comprise identifying, fromeach of the respective functions, the plurality of features, and foreach of the respective functions, determining at least one of theplurality of features for use with the mobile application based on anamount of required workload for use with the user device being less thana predetermined amount.

In any of the exemplary embodiments described herein, where applicable,providing the mobile application to the user device further can comprisereceiving from the mobile user device, a request to access the mobileapplication, wherein the request includes a platform to access themobile application, identifying the mobile application based at least inpart on the user identification information, and providing the mobileapplication to the mobile user device at the requested platform.

In any of the exemplary embodiments described herein, where applicable,generating the mobile application can be further based on the storedplurality of user inputs.

In any of the exemplary embodiments described herein, where applicable,generating the mobile application can be further based on the determinedat least one of the plurality of features.

In any of the exemplary embodiments described herein, where applicable,the platform can be at least one of a social media platform, a workplacecollaboration platform, email, and SMS.

In any of the exemplary embodiments described herein, where applicable,identifying the mobile application further can comprise receiving, fromthe user, an application name, and identifying, the mobile applicationbased on the mobile application having a title matching at least in partthe application name.

In any of the exemplary embodiments described herein, where applicable,the method can further comprise transmitting, to the server, useraddress information.

In any of the exemplary embodiments described herein, where applicable,the method can further comprise transmitting, to the server, useridentification information.

In any of the exemplary embodiments described herein, where applicable,the application and the desktop program can run on a desktop device.

In any of the exemplary embodiments described herein, where applicable,the application can run on a central processing unit (CPU) of a remotedevice.

In any of the exemplary embodiments described herein, where applicable,the plurality of user inputs can be stored on the server.

In any of the exemplary embodiments described herein, where applicable,providing the mobile application to the user device can further comprisereceiving from the mobile user device, a request to access the mobileapplication, wherein the request includes a platform to access themobile application, identifying the mobile application based at least inpart on the user identification information, and providing the mobileapplication to the mobile user device at the requested platform.

In any of the exemplary embodiments described herein, where applicable,identifying the mobile application can further comprise receiving, fromthe mobile user device, an application name, and identifying, the mobileapplication based on the mobile application having a title matching atleast in part the application name.

In any of the exemplary embodiments described herein, where applicable,the method can further comprise identifying the functions of the inputs,generating the usage modality comprising a mobile application,receiving, from the desktop application, user identificationinformation, and associating the user identification information withthe generated mobile application.

In any of the exemplary embodiments described herein, where applicable,capturing the first and second user inputs can comprise receiving, by aserver and from the desktop application, the first and second userinputs, wherein the application workflow mobilization is a code-lessmobilization, and wherein the first and second user inputs are stored onthe server.

In any of the exemplary embodiments described herein, where applicable,the method can further comprise receiving a first request to beginmonitoring the desktop application, monitoring the desktop applicationto identify the first and second user inputs, receiving a second requestto terminate monitoring the desktop application, and transmitting, to aserver, the first and second user inputs.

In any of the exemplary embodiments described herein, where applicable,the method can further comprise terminating monitoring of the desktopprogram, and transmitting, to the server, user address information.

In any of the exemplary embodiments described herein, where applicable,the method can further comprise terminating monitoring of the desktopapplication, and transmitting, to a server, user identificationinformation.

In any of the exemplary embodiments described herein, where applicable,the usage modality can be selected from the group consisting of using asocial media application, a workplace application, an email application,an SMS application, and an application generated based on the mobileview functions.

In any of the exemplary embodiments described herein, where applicable,the method can further comprise generating the usage modality, whereinthe first and second user inputs are stored on the server, and whereingenerating the usage modality is further based on the stored userinputs.

In any of the exemplary embodiments described herein, where applicable,generating the usage modality can be further based on the determined atleast one of the first and second features.

In any of the exemplary embodiments described herein, where applicable,the method can further comprise receiving a first request to beginmonitoring the desktop application, monitoring the desktop applicationto identify the user inputs corresponding to the functions performed bythe user on the desktop application, receiving a second request toterminate monitoring the desktop application, and transmitting, to theserver, the user inputs.

In any of the exemplary embodiments described herein, where applicable,the method can further comprise terminating monitoring of the desktopapplication, and transmitting, to the server, user address information.

In any of the exemplary embodiments described herein, where applicable,the method can further comprise terminating monitoring of the desktopapplication, and transmitting, to the server, user identificationinformation.

In any of the exemplary embodiments described herein, where applicable,the method can further comprise generating, based on the mobile viewfunctions, the usage modality comprising a mobile application,receiving, from the desktop application, user identificationinformation, and associating the user identification information withthe generated mobile application.

In any of the exemplary embodiments described herein, where applicable,the first and second user inputs can be stored on the server andproviding the mobile application to the mobile user device can comprisereceiving from the mobile user device, a request to access the mobileapplication, wherein the request includes a platform to access themobile application and providing the mobile application to the mobileuser device at the requested platform.

In any of the exemplary embodiments described herein, where applicable,the first and second user inputs can be stored on the server andproviding the mobile application to the mobile user device can comprisereceiving from the mobile user device, a request to access the mobileapplication, wherein the request includes a platform to access themobile application, identifying the mobile application based at least inpart on the user identification information, and providing the mobileapplication to the mobile user device at the requested platform.

In any of the exemplary embodiments described herein, where applicable,generating the mobile application can be further based on the storeduser inputs.

In any of the exemplary embodiments described herein, where applicable,identifying the mobile application can comprise receiving, from themobile user device, an application name, and identifying the mobileapplication based on the mobile application having a title matching atleast in part the application name.

In any of the exemplary embodiments described herein, where applicable,the method can further comprise capturing the first user input and thesecond user input, wherein the first and second functions are performedby the user on a desktop application and are related to a workflow to bemobilized, translating, based upon the capturing, the first and secondfunctions into respective mobile view functions, and configuring, basedupon the translating, the ability of the user to perform the mobilizedworkflow via a usage modality based on the respective mobile viewfunctions on a mobile user device.

In any of the exemplary embodiments described herein, where applicable,the method can further comprise providing the usage modality, fordownload, to the mobile user device if at least one of the first andsecond features of the respective functions for use with the usagemodality based on an amount of required workload for use with the mobileuser device is less than a predetermined amount.

In any of the exemplary embodiments described herein, where applicable,capturing the first and second user inputs can comprise receiving, by aserver and from the desktop application, the first and second userinputs, wherein the application workflow mobilization is a code-lessmobilization, and wherein the first and second user inputs are stored onthe server.

In any of the exemplary embodiments described herein, where applicable,the method can further comprise providing the usage modality, fordownload, to the mobile user device if at least one feature of therespective functions for use with the usage modality based on an amountof required workload for use with the mobile user device is less than apredetermined amount.

Another exemplary embodiment provides a non-transitory computer readablemedium configured to capture a first user input corresponding to a firstfunction including a first feature and a second feature, the firstfunction performed by a user on a first computing device, and provide ausage modality, for download, to a second computing device if at leastone of the first and second features of the first function for use withthe usage modality based on an amount of required workload for use withthe second computing device meets a threshold requirement.

Another exemplary embodiment provides a non-transitory computer readablemedium configured to capture user inputs, each user input correspondingto a function including features, the functions performed by a user on adesktop application and related to a workflow to be mobilized, andprovide a usage modality, for download, to a mobile user device if arequired workload for the user of the mobile user device meets athreshold requirement.

Another exemplary embodiment provides a non-transitory computer readablemedium configured to capture a first user input corresponding to a firstfunction including a first feature and a second feature, and a seconduser input corresponding to a second function including a first featureand a second feature, the respective functions performed by a user on afirst computing device, and provide a usage modality, for download, to asecond computing device if at least one of the first and second featuresof the respective functions for use with the usage modality based on anamount of required workload for use with the second computing device isless than a predetermined amount.

Another exemplary embodiment provides a non-transitory computer readablemedium configured to receive, from a desktop application, a plurality ofuser inputs, each user input corresponding to a respective functionperformed by a user on the desktop application, wherein each of therespective functions includes a plurality of features, identify therespective functions of the plurality of user inputs, translate therespective functions into respective mobile view functions, generate,based on the respective mobile view functions, a mobile application, andprovide the mobile application to a mobile user device.

Another exemplary embodiment provides a non-transitory computer readablemedium configured to receive a first request to begin monitoring adesktop program, monitor the desktop program to identify one or moreuser inputs, each user input corresponding to a respective functionperformed by a user on the desktop program, receive a second request toterminate monitoring the desktop program, terminate monitoring of thedesktop program, and transmit, to a server, the one or more user inputs.

Another exemplary embodiment provides a non-transitory computer readablemedium configured to receive, from a desktop application, a plurality ofuser inputs, each user input corresponding to a respective functionperformed by a user on the desktop application, wherein each of therespective functions includes a plurality of features, receive, from thedesktop application, user identification information, identify therespective functions of the plurality of user inputs including aplurality of associated features, for each of the respective functions,determine at least one of the plurality of features for use with amobile application based on an amount of required workload for use witha mobile user device being less than a predetermined amount, generate,based on each of the respective functions and the determined at leastone of the plurality of features, the mobile application, associate theuser identification information with the generated mobile application,and provide the mobile application to the mobile user device.

Another exemplary embodiment provides a non-transitory computer readablemedium configured to receive, from a desktop application, a plurality ofuser inputs, each user input corresponding to a respective functionperformed by a user related to a workflow to be mobilized on the desktopapplication, wherein each of the respective functions includes aplurality of features, identify the respective functions of theplurality of user inputs, translate the respective functions intorespective mobile view functions, configure, based on the respectivemobile view functions, the ability of the user to perform the mobilizedworkflow via a usage modality on a mobile user device, and enable fordownload the usage modality to the mobile user device if at least one ofthe plurality of features for use with the usage modality based on anamount of required workload for use with the mobile user device is lessthan a predetermined amount.

Another exemplary embodiment provides a non-transitory computer readablemedium configured to receive a first request to begin monitoring aprogram, monitor, by an application, the program to identify at least afirst user input and a second user input, the first user inputcorresponding to a first function performed by the user on the program,the second user input corresponding to a second function performed bythe user on the program, wherein the first and second functions areperformed by the user on a desktop application and are related to aworkflow to be mobilized, translate the first function into a firstmobile view function and the second function into a second mobile viewfunction, configure, based upon the translating, the ability of the userto perform the mobilized workflow via a usage modality based on therespective mobile view functions on a mobile user device, receive asecond request to terminate monitoring the program, terminate monitoringof the program, and transmit, to a server, one or more of the userinputs.

In any of the exemplary embodiments described herein, where applicable,the non-transitory computer readable medium can be further configured toreceive, from the desktop application, user address information, andprovide the mobile application, for download, to the user addressinformation.

In any of the exemplary embodiments described herein, where applicable,the non-transitory computer readable medium can be further configured toreceive, from the desktop application, user identification information,and associate the user identification information with the generatedmobile application.

In any of the exemplary embodiments described herein, where applicable,the non-transitory computer readable medium can be further configured tostore the plurality of user inputs on the server.

In any of the exemplary embodiments described herein, where applicable,the non-transitory computer readable medium can be further configured toidentify, from each of the respective functions, a plurality offeatures, and for each of the respective functions, determine at leastone of the plurality of features for use with the mobile applicationbased on an amount of required workload for use with the user devicebeing less than a predetermined amount.

In any of the exemplary embodiments described herein, where applicable,the non-transitory computer readable medium can be further configured toreceive, from the mobile user device, a request to access the mobileapplication, wherein the request includes a platform to access themobile application, identify the mobile application based at least inpart on the user identification information, and provide the mobileapplication to the user at the requested platform.

In any of the exemplary embodiments described herein, where applicable,the non-transitory computer readable medium can be further configured togenerate the mobile application based on the stored plurality of userinputs.

In any of the exemplary embodiments described herein, where applicable,the non-transitory computer readable medium can be further configured togenerate the mobile application based on the determined at least one ofthe plurality of features.

In any of the exemplary embodiments described herein, where applicable,the non-transitory computer readable medium can be further configured toreceive an application name, and identify the mobile application basedon the mobile application having a title matching at least in part theapplication name.

In any of the exemplary embodiments described herein, where applicable,the non-transitory computer readable medium can be further configured totransmit, to the server, user address information.

In any of the exemplary embodiments described herein, where applicable,the non-transitory computer readable medium can be further configured tostore the plurality of user inputs on the server.

In any of the exemplary embodiments described herein, where applicable,the non-transitory computer readable medium can be further configured toreceive a request to access the mobile application, wherein the requestincludes a platform to access the mobile application, identify themobile application based at least in part on the user identificationinformation, and provide the mobile application to the user at therequested platform.

In any of the exemplary embodiments described herein, where applicable,the non-transitory computer readable medium can be further configured togenerate the mobile application based on the stored plurality of userinputs.

In any of the exemplary embodiments described herein, where applicable,the non-transitory computer readable medium can be further configured toreceive an application name, and identify, the mobile application basedon the mobile application having a title matching at least in part theapplication name.

In any of the exemplary embodiments described herein, where applicable,the non-transitory computer readable medium can further be configured toenable for generation, based on the mobile view functions, a mobileapplication, wherein the usage modality on the mobile user device isusing the mobile application, receive, from the desktop application,user address information and user identification information, associatethe user identification information with the generated mobileapplication, and provide the mobile application, for download, to themobile user device using the user address information.

In any of the exemplary embodiments described herein, where applicable,program can be a desktop program, wherein receiving the first requestcomprises receiving, from the user and by the application, the firstrequest to begin monitoring the desktop program, and wherein receivingthe second request comprises receiving, from the user, the secondrequest to terminate monitoring the desktop program.

In any of the exemplary embodiments described herein, where applicable,monitoring can comprise monitoring by the application, the program toidentify a first user input corresponding to a first function performedby the user on the program, and a second user input corresponding to asecond function performed by the user on the program, whereintransmitting comprises transmitting, to the server, the first and seconduser inputs, wherein first function includes a first feature and asecond feature, and wherein the second function includes a first featureand a second feature.

The program can be a desktop program, wherein the first functionincludes a first feature and a second feature, wherein the secondfunction includes a first feature and a second feature, and wherein theproviding the usage modality, for download, to the mobile user device isif at least one of the first and second features of the respectivefunctions for use with the usage modality based on the amount ofrequired workload for use with the mobile user device is less than thepredetermined amount.

Further, while one or more exemplary embodiments may be discussed ashaving certain advantageous features, one or more of such features mayalso be used with the various exemplary embodiments discussed herein. Insimilar fashion, while exemplary embodiments may be discussed below asdevice, system, or method exemplary embodiments, it is to be understoodthat such exemplary embodiments can be implemented in various devices,systems, and methods of the present disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The following detailed description of specific exemplary embodiments ofthe disclosure will be better understood when read in conjunction withthe appended drawings. For the purpose of illustrating the disclosure,specific exemplary embodiments are shown in the drawings. It should beunderstood, however, that the disclosure is not limited to the precisearrangements and instrumentalities of the exemplary embodiments shown inthe drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram of an example system for task mobilization, inaccordance with some examples of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is an example timing diagram for task mobilization, in accordancewith some examples of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 is an example flow chart of a method for task mobilization from aserver perspective, in accordance with some examples of the presentdisclosure;

FIG. 4 is another example flow chart of a method for task mobilizationfrom a desktop device perspective, in accordance with some examples ofthe present disclosure; and

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of an example computer system that implementcertain aspects of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Although preferred exemplary embodiments of the disclosure are explainedin detail, it is to be understood that other exemplary embodiments arecontemplated. Accordingly, it is not intended that the disclosure islimited in its scope to the details of construction and arrangement ofcomponents set forth in the following description or illustrated in thedrawings. The disclosure is capable of other exemplary embodiments andof being practiced or carried out in various ways. Also, in describingthe preferred exemplary embodiments, specific terminology will beresorted to for the sake of clarity.

It must also be noted that, as used in the specification and theappended claims, the singular forms “a,” “an” and “the” include pluralreferents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

Also, in describing the preferred exemplary embodiments, terminologywill be resorted to for the sake of clarity. It is intended that eachterm contemplates its broadest meaning as understood by those skilled inthe art and includes all technical equivalents which operate in asimilar manner to accomplish a similar purpose.

Ranges can be expressed herein as from “about” or “approximately” oneparticular value and/or to “about” or “approximately” another particularvalue. When such a range is expressed, another exemplary embodimentincludes from the one particular value and/or to the other particularvalue.

By “comprising” or “containing” or “including” is meant that at leastthe named compound, element, particle, or method step is present in thecomposition or article or method, but does not exclude the presence ofother compounds, materials, particles, method steps, even if the othersuch compounds, material, particles, method steps have the same functionas what is named.

It is also to be understood that the mention of one or more method stepsdoes not preclude the presence of additional method steps or interveningmethod steps between those steps expressly identified. Similarly, it isalso to be understood that the mention of one or more components in adevice or system does not preclude the presence of additional componentsor intervening components between those components expressly identified.

A task can be, for example, a linear workflow or a sequence of steps onseveral different pages in an enterprise application wherein the userinteractions may be performed on any of these pages. More narrowly, aspot task may be a simple linear workflow (e.g., function) within anenterprise application wherein the user interactions may be performed onone page of the application. However, this page can be buried deepwithin the complex application and the navigational effort required toreach that particular page may be high.

User interface (UI) elements (e.g., features) within an application pagecan be classified as: (i) READ: elements that carry content that is onlyconsumed by the user (e.g., text content of an article); (ii) ACT:elements through which the user writes some parameters in the webapplication (e.g., text boxes to enter values, dropdown lists, etc.);and (iii) NAV: elements that progress the workflow to the next stage(e.g., links, submit buttons, etc.). For a spot task, each stage of theworkflow, except the last stage, has only one NAV element and the finalstage of the workflow can have READ/ACT/NAV elements. In other words, ifthe presence of READ, ACT, and NAV elements in a stage is denoted as R,A, and N, respectively, and the end of a stage is denoted as X, the spottask can be described using a regular expression as follows:ST=[NX]*R?A?N?X

Spot tasks, for example, may include checking the revenue on anapplication, adding a vendor within the application, and viewing theavailable vacation days. Any reference to spot tasks should not beconstrued to limit the scope of the present invention. It should benoted that the present invention is applicable to both tasks and spottasks. For purposes of this application, spot tasks and user interfaceelements may be referred to hereinafter as functions and features,respectively.

The disclosed technology may optimize the remote view for a mobile userdevice through application refactoring. The desktop application userinterface may be dynamically transformed into an appropriate userinterface for the mobile user device. Refactoring may restructure theview for the target platform without changing the underlying applicationbehavior via two steps—(i) reducing the number of features available(defeaturization) and (ii) optimizing the application view(transformation). The benefit of this approach may stem from the factthat the features of the desktop application can be selectively chosenand transformed into highly optimized versions for usability on thesmartphone.

Examples of the present disclosure may include methods and devices thatenable a computer (e.g., a web server) to receive user inputs from auser of a desktop application. The user inputs are transmitted to theserver from an application monitoring the desktop application. Based onthe user inputs, the computer can determine functions associated withthe user inputs. The computer defeaturizes the functions, i.e., reducingcertain features associated with a given function. The defeaturizedfunctions are compiled into a mobile application. Further, the servermay provide the mobile application to the user via various platforms(e.g., for download, via Twitter®, Slack®, etc.).

In an example scenario, an enterprise worker, Mary, seeks to be able toperform certain functions of her job while mobile. Her company uses adesktop application called “Intuitive.” “Intuitive” is available tothousands of employees and has tens of thousands of functions availableto its users. Because of the high number of functions, a mobileapplication capable of performing all the functions is too laborintensive for a mobile device. As a result, Mary's company has a seconddesktop application called “Learn It.” “Learn It” monitors the functionsused by an employee within a specific application. Here, Mary selects a“start monitoring” feature on the “Learn It” application and then opensthe “Intuitive” application. She selects certain features from the“Intuitive” application that she uses daily to perform her job. Oncefinished, she selects a “stop monitoring” feature from the “Learn It”application. The “Learn It” application transmits all the functionsselected by Mary and sends them to a cloud computer. The cloud computeruses the functions selected by Mary to dynamically generate a mobileapplication tailored to Mary's needs. The cloud computer further sendsMary a download link to install the customized mobile application on hersmartphone. Now, Mary is able to perform her job while mobile.

Reference will now be made in detail to exemplary embodiments of thedisclosed technology, examples of which are illustrated in theaccompanying drawings and disclosed herein. Wherever convenient, thesame references numbers will be used throughout the drawings to refer tothe same or like parts.

FIG. 1 shows an example environment 100 that can implement certainaspects of the present disclosure. The components and arrangements shownin FIG. 1 are not intended to limit the disclosed exemplary embodimentsas the components used to implement the disclosed processes and featurescan vary. As shown in FIG. 1 , in some implementations the environment100 includes a desktop device 110, a mobile user device 120, a webserver 130, and a network 140. The desktop device 110 may include aprocessor 112, a first application 114, and a second application 116.The mobile user device 120 may include a processor 122. As non-limitingexamples, the mobile user device 120 may be a personal computer, asmartphone, a laptop computer, a tablet, or another personal computingdevice. The desktop device 110 may include any personal computing deviceincluding a laptop, desktop computer, mainframe, and/or the like. Thenetwork 140 can include a network of interconnected computing devicessuch as, for example, an intranet, a cellular network, or the Internet.And, while shown as a single device in FIG. 1 , the web server 130 caninclude one or more physical or logical devices (e.g., servers), cloudservers, remote servers, etc. The web server 130 may include a processor132 and a database 134. An example computer architecture that may beused to implement the desktop device 110, the mobile user device 120,the web server 130, and the network 140 is described below withreference to FIG. 5 .

In certain implementations according to the present disclosure, thedesktop device 110 may monitor a desktop program. More specifically, thefirst application 114 may be monitored by the second application 116. Insome exemplary embodiments, the second application 116 may run on acentral processing unit (CPU) of a remote device. The second application116 may receive a first request from a user to begin monitoring thefirst application 114. The first request may also include an identifierused to determine the first application 114 is the application tomonitor. The second application 116 may also receive a second requestfrom a user to terminate monitoring the first application 114. Thesecond application 116 may identify one or more user inputs. Each userinput may correspond to a respective function performed by the user onthe desktop program (e.g., first application 114). The secondapplication 116 may also retrieve user address information from thedesktop device 110. The user address information may be stored on thedesktop device 110 and/or inputted by the user. The second application116 may transmit the user address information, via the processor 112, tothe web server 130. The second application 116 may also receive useridentification information from the user and/or may retrieve the useridentification information from the desktop device 110. The secondapplication 116 may transmit, via the processor 112, the useridentification information to the web server 130.

Turning to the web server 130, the web server 130 may receive aplurality of user inputs from the desktop device 110. The web server 130may store the plurality of user inputs within the database 134. Eachuser input may correspond to a respective function performed by the useron the first application 114. Further, each of the respective functionsmay include a plurality of features. As an example, a function may be“Approve Requisitions” and features included with the function may allowthe user to approve all requisitions by a certain date, approve based onposition, etc. The web server 130 may also receive user identificationinformation, user address information, and/or an application name fromthe desktop device 110. The web server 130 may identify the respectivefunctions of the plurality of user inputs including the plurality ofassociated features. The web server 130 may translate the respectivefunctions into respective mobile view functions. In some exemplaryembodiments, for each of the respective functions, the web server 130may determine at least one of the plurality of features for use with amobile application based on an amount of required workload for use withthe mobile user device 120 being less than a predetermined amount.Workload may include the amount of data associated with a feature and/orthe number of characters associated with a feature to ensure userinterface elements will fit within one tweet, SMS message, and/or asingle span of the screen. Accordingly, the determined features may beincorporated into the generated mobile application.

The web server 130 may generate, based on each of the respectivefunctions and the determined at least one of the plurality of features,the mobile application. In some exemplary embodiments, the web server130 may further generate the mobile application based on the storedplurality of user inputs. Therefore, the mobile application may begenerated based on an aggregate of the plurality of user inputs whichmay be received from multiple uses of the first application 114. The webserver 130 may also associate the user identification information withthe generated mobile application. The web server 130 may provide themobile application to the mobile user device 120.

By associating the user identification information with the mobileapplication, the web server 130 may more easily identify the mobileapplication to be provided to the mobile user device 120. Similarly, thereceived application name may more easily allow the web server 130 toidentify the mobile application by matching at least in part a title ofthe mobile application with the application name. In some exemplaryembodiments, the web server 130 may provide the mobile application inresponse a request from the mobile user device 120 to access the mobileapplication. Further, the request may include a platform to access themobile application. Accordingly, the web server 130 provides the mobileapplication to the mobile user device 120 at the requested platform. Theplatform may include a social media platform (e.g., Twitter®, Slack®), aworkplace collaboration platform, email, and/or SMS. Additionally, theweb server 130 may provide, to the mobile user device 120, the mobileapplication for download. In some exemplary embodiments, the web server130 may transmit a download link to the user at the user addressinformation. For example, the user may receive a download link at heremail address.

FIG. 2 illustrates an example timing diagram for task mobilization. Thediagram illustrates the web server 130 receiving user inputs associatedwith a desktop application from the desktop device 110, generating amobile application, i.e., a mobile version of the desktop application,based on the user inputs, and providing the mobile application to themobile user device 120.

At 205, the desktop device 110 may transmit a plurality of user inputsto the web server 130. Each user input may correspond to a respectivefunction performed by the user on the desktop application (e.g., firstapplication 114). In some exemplary embodiments, the second application116 monitors the first application 114, and transmits, via the processor112, the plurality of user inputs to the desktop device 110. At 210, thedesktop device 110 may transmit the user identification information tothe web server 130. At 215, the web server 130 may identify therespective functions of the plurality of user inputs include theplurality of associated features. At 220, the web server 130 maydetermine, for each of the respective functions, at least one of theplurality of features for use with a mobile application based on anamount of required workload for use with the mobile user device 120being less than a predetermined amount. For example, because of limitedprocessing speed and storage on the mobile user device 120, the mobileapplication is best suited for the mobile user device 120 when the sizeof the executable file is relatively small and not heavily burdensome onthe processor 122.

At 225, the web server 130 may generate the mobile application based oneach of the respective functions and the determined at least of one theplurality of features. The web server 130 may associate a title with thegenerated mobile application. At 230, the web server 130 may associatethe user identification information with the generated mobileapplication. Because the web server 130 may generate several mobileapplications, associating the mobile application with the useridentification information makes identifying the appropriate mobileapplication for the appropriate user easier. At 235, the web server 130may store the plurality of user inputs within database 134. The storedplurality of user inputs may allow the web server to generate the mobileapplication for the user based on multiple sessions with the desktopprogram (e.g., first application 114).

At 240, the web server 130 receives a request to access the mobileapplication from the mobile user device 120. The request may include theplatform (e.g., a social media platform, a workplace collaborationplatform, email, SMS) to access the mobile application. At 245, the webserver 130 may receive an application name from the mobile user device120. At 250, the web server 130 may identify the mobile applicationbased on the title of the mobile application matching at least in partthe application name. At 255, the web server 130 may provide the mobileapplication to the mobile user device 120. The web server 130 mayprovide the mobile application for download via a link sent to the useraddress information. In some exemplary embodiments, the mobileapplication may be provided to the mobile user device 120 via therequested platform. Once received, the user of the mobile device 120 maybe able to perform similar functions to those originally performed onthe desktop device 110.

FIG. 3 illustrates an example flow chart of a method for taskmobilization from a server perspective. Similar to FIG. 2 , the flowchart illustrates the web server 130 receiving user inputs associatedwith a desktop application from the desktop device 110, generating amobile application, i.e., a mobile version of the desktop application,based on the user inputs, and providing the mobile application to themobile user device 120.

At 305, the web server 130 may receive a plurality of user inputs fromthe desktop device 110. At 310, the web server 130 may receive useridentification information from the desktop device 110. The useridentification information may include a username/password, biometricdata including fingerprints, optical data, and voice data, a personalidentification number, and/or the like. At 315, the web server 130 mayidentify the respective function of the plurality of user inputs. Forexample, the first application 114 may include a dashboard with severalfunctions (e.g., “generate a report,” “compress data,” “translate”). Ifa user selects, i.e., the user input, the option to “generate a report,”the desktop device 110 transmits the user input to the web server 130.

At 320, the web server 130 determines whether the features associatedwith the respective functions are less than a predetermined workload. Afeature may be a component used to perform the function. For example,several features may be available in the “generate a report” function.In this example, a feature may include allowing the user to select thedatabase from a dropdown box rather than the user inputting the databasename. Or, the feature may include the ability to view charts in acolor-coded manner. The predetermined amount may ensure that when all ofthe features and respective functions are translated into the mobileview, the size of mobile application is suitable for the mobile userdevice 120.

At 325, after the web server 130 determines that certain features areequal to or above the predetermined workload, at 320, discards thefeatures. Therefore, those features will not be used in generating themobile device application. At 330, based on each of the respectivefunctions and the determined plurality of features being less than thepredetermined amount, the web server 130 may generate the mobileapplication. At 335, the web server 130 may associate the useridentification information with the generated mobile application. At340, the web server 130 may provide the mobile application to the mobileuser device 120.

FIG. 4 illustrates another example flow chart of a method for taskmobilization from a desktop device perspective. The flow chart shows thesteps involved in the second application 116 monitoring the firstapplication 114. The second application provides information receivedfrom monitoring the first application 114 to the processor 112. Theprocessor 112 transmits the information to the web server 130.

At 405, the second application 116 may receive the first request tobegin monitoring the desktop program (e.g., first application 114). At410, the second application 116 may begin monitoring the firstapplication 114. Monitoring the first application 114 may includedetermining the one or more user inputs received by the firstapplication 114. Each of the user inputs may correspond to a respectivefunction performed by the user on the first application 114. At 415, thesecond application 116 may receive the second request to terminatemonitoring the first application 114. At 420, in response to the secondrequest, the second application 116 may terminate monitoring the firstapplication 114.

The second application 116 may provide the one or more user inputs tothe processor 112. At 425, the processor 112 may transmit the one ormore user inputs to the web server 130. The second application 116 mayretrieve user address information from the desktop device 110. The useraddress information may be stored on the desktop device 110 and/orinputted by the user. Further, the second application 116 may providethe user address information to the processor 112. At 430, the processor112 may also transmit user address information to the web server 130.The second application 116 may receive user identification informationfrom the user and/or may retrieve the user identification informationfrom the desktop device 110. Also, the second application 116 mayprovide the user identification information to the processor 112. At435, the processor 112 may transmit user identification information tothe web server 130.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of an example computer system 500 that canimplement certain aspects of the present disclosure. For example, thecomputer system 500 can be representative of the desktop device 110, themobile user device 120, and/or the web server 130. The computer system500 can include a set of instructions 526 for controlling operation ofthe computer system 500. In some implementations, the computer system500 can be connected (e.g., networked) to other machines in a Local AreaNetwork (LAN), an intranet, an extranet, a satellite communicationssystem, or the Internet. The computer system 500 can operate in thecapacity of a server or a client machine in a client-server networkenvironment, or as a peer machine in a peer-to-peer (or distributed)network environment. As non-limiting examples, the computer system 500can be a personal computer (PC), a tablet PC, a set-top box (STB), aPersonal Digital Assistant (PDA), a cellular telephone, a web appliance,a server, a network router, switch or bridge, or any machine capable ofexecuting a set of instructions (sequential or otherwise) that specifyactions to be taken by that machine. Further, while a single computersystem 500 is illustrated, the term “machine” shall also be taken toinclude any collection of machines (e.g., computers) that individuallyor jointly execute a set (or multiple sets) of instructions to performany one or more of the methodologies discussed herein.

The computer system 500 includes a processing device 502, a main memory504 (e.g., read-only memory (ROM), flash memory, dynamic random-accessmemory (DRAM) such as synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), etc.), a static memory506 (e.g., flash memory, static random-access memory (SRAM), etc.), anda secondary memory 516 (e.g., a data storage device), which communicatewith each other via a bus 508.

The processing device 502 represents one or more general-purposeprocessing devices such as a microprocessor, a microcontroller, acentral processing unit, or the like. As non-limiting examples, theprocessing device 502 can be a reduced instruction set computing (RISC)microcontroller, a complex instruction set computing (CISC)microprocessor, a RISC microprocessor, very long instruction word (VLIW)microprocessor, a processor implementing other instruction sets, or oneor more processors implementing a combination of instruction sets. Theprocessing device 502 can also be one or more special-purpose processingdevices such as an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), afield programmable gate array (FPGA), a digital signal processor (DSP),network processor, or the like. The processing device 502 is configuredto execute the operations for electronically creating and tradingderivative products based on one or more indices relating to volatility.

The computer system 500 can further include a network interface device522, which is connectable to a network 140. The computer system 500 alsocan include a video display unit 510, i.e., a display (e.g., a liquidcrystal display (LCD), a touch screen, or a cathode ray tube (CRT)), analphanumeric input device 512 (e.g., a keyboard), a cursor controldevice 514 (e.g., a mouse), and a signal generation device 520 (e.g., aspeaker).

The secondary memory 516 can include a non-transitory storage medium 524on which is stored one or more sets of instructions 526 for the computersystem 500 representing any one or more of the methodologies orfunctions described herein. For example, the instructions 526 caninclude instructions for implementing an asset tracking device includinga power source and power management system or subsystem for a containeror a trailer. The instructions 526 for the computer system 500 can alsoreside, completely or at least partially, within the main memory 504and/or within the processing device 502 during execution thereof by thecomputer system 500, the main memory 504 and the processing device 502also constituting computer-readable storage media.

While the storage medium 524 is shown in an example to be a singlemedium, the term “storage medium” should be taken to include a singlemedium or multiple media that store the one or more sets of instructionsfor a processing device. The term “storage medium” shall also be takento include any medium that is capable of storing or encoding a set ofinstructions for execution by the machine that cause the machine toperform any one or more of the methodologies of the disclosure. The term“storage medium” shall accordingly be taken to include, but not belimited to, solid-state memories, and optical and magnetic media.

In this description, numerous specific details have been set forth. Itis to be understood, however, that implementations of the disclosedtechnology can be practiced without these specific details. In otherinstances, well-known methods, structures and techniques have not beenshown in detail in order not to obscure an understanding of thisdescription. References to “one embodiment,” “an embodiment,” “someexemplary embodiments,” “example embodiment,” “various exemplaryembodiments,” “one implementation,” “an implementation,” “exampleimplementation,” “various implementations,” “some implementations,”etc., indicate that the implementation(s) of the disclosed technology sodescribed can include a particular feature, structure, orcharacteristic, but not every implementation necessarily includes theparticular feature, structure, or characteristic. Further, repeated useof the phrase “in one implementation” does not necessarily refer to thesame implementation, although it can.

As used herein, unless otherwise specified the use of the ordinaladjectives “first,” “second,” “third,” etc., to describe a commonobject, merely indicate that different instances of like objects arebeing referred to, and are not intended to imply that the objects sodescribed must be in a given sequence, either temporally, spatially, inranking, or in any other manner.

While certain implementations of the disclosed technology have beendescribed in connection with what is presently considered to be the mostpractical and various implementations, it is to be understood that thedisclosed technology is not to be limited to the disclosedimplementations, but on the contrary, is intended to cover variousmodifications and equivalent arrangements included within the scope ofthe appended claims. Although specific terms are employed herein, theyare used in a generic and descriptive sense only and not for purposes oflimitation.

This written description uses examples to disclose certainimplementations of the disclosed technology, including the best mode,and also to enable any person skilled in the art to practice certainimplementations of the disclosed technology, including making and usingany devices or systems and performing any incorporated methods. Thepatentable scope of certain implementations of the disclosed technologyis defined in the claims, and can include other examples that occur tothose skilled in the art. Such other examples are intended to be withinthe scope of the claims if they have structural elements that do notdiffer from the literal language of the claims, or if they includeequivalent structural elements with insubstantial differences from theliteral language of the claims.

What is claimed is:
 1. A method comprising: capturing a first user inputcorresponding to a first function including a first feature and a secondfeature, the first function performed by a user on a first computingdevice; capturing a second user input corresponding to a second functionincluding a first feature and a second feature, the second functionperformed by the user on the first computing device; and providing ausage modality, for download, to a second computing device if at leastone of the first and second features of the respective functions for usewith the usage modality based on an amount of required workload for usewith the second computing device meets a threshold requirement beingless than a predetermined amount.
 2. The method of claim 1, wherein thefirst computing device is a desktop; and wherein the first function isperformed by the user on an application on the first computing device.3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first function is related to aworkflow to be mobilized; wherein the second computing device is amobile user device; and wherein providing the usage modality fordownload to the mobile device is based upon whether the requiredworkload for the user of the mobile device meets the thresholdrequirement.
 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the method is a code-lessmethod of application workflow mobilization.
 5. The method of claim 3further comprising translating, based upon the capturing, respectivefunctions into respective mobile view functions.
 6. The method of claim5 further comprising configuring, based upon the translating, theability of the user to perform the mobilized workflow via the usagemodality based on the respective mobile view functions on the mobileuser device.
 7. A method of application workflow mobilizationcomprising: capturing user inputs, each user input corresponding to afunction including features, the functions performed by a user on adesktop application and related to a workflow to be mobilized; andproviding a usage modality, for download, to a mobile user device if atleast one of the features of the respective functions for use with theusage modality based on an amount of a required workload for the user ofthe mobile user device meets a threshold requirement being less than apredetermined amount.
 8. The method of claim 7 further comprising:translating, based upon the capturing, respective functions intorespective mobile view functions; and configuring, based upon thetranslating, the ability of the user to perform the mobilized workflowvia the usage modality based on the respective mobile view functions onthe mobile user device.
 9. The method of claim 8 further comprising:identifying the functions of the inputs; generating the usage modalitycomprising a mobile application; receiving, from the desktopapplication, user identification information; and associating the useridentification information with the generated mobile application.wherein capturing the user inputs comprises receiving, by a server andfrom the desktop application, the user inputs; wherein the applicationworkflow mobilization is a code-less mobilization; and wherein the userinputs are stored on the server.
 10. A non-transitory computer readablemedium configured to: capture a first user input corresponding to afirst function including a first feature and a second feature, the firstfunction performed by a user on a first computing device; capture asecond user input corresponding to a second function including a firstfeature and a second feature, the second function performed by the useron the first computing device; and provide a usage modality, fordownload, to a second computing device if at least one of the first andsecond features of the respective functions for use with the usagemodality based on an amount of required workload for use with the secondcomputing device meets a threshold requirement being less than apredetermined amount.
 11. The non-transitory computer readable medium ofclaim 10, being further configured to: monitor, by an application, thefirst computing device to identify the first user input; terminatemonitoring of the first computing device; and transmit, to a server, thefirst user input.
 12. The non-transitory computer readable medium ofclaim 10, being further configured to: receive a first request to beginmonitoring the first computing device; and receive a second request toterminate monitoring the first computing device.
 13. The non-transitorycomputer readable medium of claim 12, being further configured to:translate the first function into a mobile view function; and generate,based on the mobile view function, a mobile application for download onthe second computing device.
 14. The non-transitory computer readablemedium of claim 13, being further configured to: identify the firstfunction of the first user input; receive, from the first computingdevice, user address information; and provide the mobile application,for download, to the second computing device based upon user addressinformation.
 15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim13, being further configured to: identify the first function of thefirst user input; provide the mobile application to the second computingdevice comprising a mobile user device; receive, from the firstcomputing device comprising a desktop application, user identificationinformation; and associate the user identification information with thegenerated mobile application.
 16. The non-transitory computer readablemedium of claim 10, being further configured to: translate, based uponthe capturing, the first and second functions into respective mobileview functions; and configure, based upon the translating, the abilityof the user to perform a mobilized workflow via the usage modality basedon the respective mobile view functions on the second computing devicecomprising a mobile user device; wherein the first computing devicecomprises a desktop application; and wherein the first and secondfunctions are related to the workflow to be mobilized.
 17. Thenon-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16, wherein capturingthe first and second user inputs comprises receiving, by a server andfrom the desktop application, the first and second user inputs; whereinthe application workflow mobilization is a code-less mobilization; andwherein the first and second user inputs are stored on the server. 18.The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16, being furtherconfigured to: receive a first request to begin monitoring a programrunning on the first computing device; monitor, by an application, theprogram to identify the respective user inputs, wherein the respectiveuser inputs are related to a workflow to be mobilized; translate thefirst function into a first mobile view function and the second functioninto a second mobile view function; configure, based upon thetranslating, the ability of the user to perform the mobilized workflowvia the usage modality based on the respective mobile view functions onthe second computing device comprising a mobile user device; receive asecond request to terminate monitoring the program; terminate monitoringof the program; and transmit, to a server, one or more of the userinputs.